Instana Adds Pivotal Container Service (PKS) Support to Manage a Broader Range of Kubernetes Based Applications
Industry Leading Kubernetes Application Monitoring Solution Provides One-Click Monitoring for PKS and PCF based Applications With Single Management Tile
San Mateo, CA and Solingen, Germany, November 26, 2019 – Instana is adding more functionality in its industry leading Kubernetes monitoring solution, adding support for Pivotal Container Services (PKS) with the Instana Microservices Application Monitoring Tile for Pivotal Platform, available today on the Pivotal Network and Marketplace. With a single click, PKS users can get application performance management integrated with Kubernetes pods and container infrastructure monitoring for their container-based applications.
“The number of Kubernetes-based applications continues to grow, and Instana is leading the charge for complete performance management,” said Pete Abrams, Instana co-founder and COO. “With the ability to achieve full automated visibility with a single click, the Instana tile gives Operations and Development professionals the observability they need to ensure their applications perform at the highest levels.”
The support for monitoring PKS applications is provided via Instana Microservice Application Monitoring for Pivotal Platform tile, originally released for monitoring Pivotal Cloud Foundry applications. Like PCF users of Instana’s tile, PKS users merely need to click the Instana tile to import into their foundation and set the location of Instana. All other configuration, discovery and monitoring happens automatically with zero manual effort. The Instana tile also supports Pivotal Platform foundations that host both Pivotal Application Service and PKS, supporting hybrid workloads and transition phases.
When monitoring containerized applications with Instana, PKS users get the most complete Kubernetes monitoring features, including:
- Automatic discovery and monitoring of all Kubernetes Nodes, Pods and Clusters
- Correlated monitoring and analysis of application code, microservice platforms, containers and orchestration infrastructure, including PKS and Rancher
- End-to-end tracing of every request, coupled with the Instana Unbounded Analytics™ engine for detailed troubleshooting and optimization
All of these features are available out of the box with Instana.
Today’s announcement further exemplifies Instana’s commitment to Kubernetes-based application monitoring – as the first company to provide automatic monitoring of Kubernetes-orchestrated applications, the first solution to correlate Kubernetes infrastructure monitoring with application monitoring and full automatic support for multiple enterprise Kubernetes distributions including Red Hat OpenShift, Microsoft AKS, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), IBM Cloud BlueMix, Amazon AKS and Oracle OKS, in addition to Pivotal’s Enterprise PKS.
Unlike other APM solutions, Instana automates the entire lifecycle of application monitoring including application discovery and mapping, monitoring sensor and agent deployment and health monitoring of application infrastructure. When any changes occur to dynamic applications, Instana sees the change and automatically makes the appropriate adjustments to maps, monitoring thresholds and health dashboards.
While PKS provides a robust distribution of an open source Kubernetes container management system, it does not include application performance monitoring. Instana adds performance monitoring and troubleshooting for application services, as well as the Kubernetes infrastructure. Instana will be showcasing its multi-cloud and Kubernetes management capabilities built into its automated APM solution at Amazon re:Invent (booth #511) next week in Las Vegas. Visit https://instana.com for more information.